Health and Nutrition of Ellsinore, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty two percent of Ellsinore residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of three meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Ellsinore resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Forty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Ellsinore residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 15 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ellsinore residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty six percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty four percent of Ellsinore residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Ellsinore have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Ellsinore residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Five percent of Ellsinore residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Seventy three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety three percent of people living in Ellsinore are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty percent of people living in Ellsinore have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Ellsinore frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty nine percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

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Dermatology

Forty nine percent of people living in Ellsinore use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty one percent of Ellsinore residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventy one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Eighty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventy eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.

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Prescription Medications

Ellsinore residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Ellsinore have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.9 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Ellsinore residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Ellsinore were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Ellsinore were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ellsinore has vaginal or anal sex 34 times a year. Females in Ellsinore 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Ellsinore residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Ellsinore residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Seventeen percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend six hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Ellsinore residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Fifty two percent are overweight. Thirty five percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Thirty four percent of people living in Ellsinore have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy seven percent of births in Ellsinore were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty seven percent of women in Ellsinore have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Thirty four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Ten percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Ellsinore report their general health condition on average at 35 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 22 percent of Ellsinore residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Ellsinore are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ellsinore spend $395 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Ellsinore spends $81 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $175 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Ellsinore report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Sixty one percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Seventy one percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty five percent of Ellsinore population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty eight percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Eighteen percent of Ellsinore residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fifty percent of Ellsinore residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Fifty two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twelve percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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